On December 23, Mudiel returned to the NBA
After playing two games on the Kings' ten-day contract
On January 1, Mudiel left the NBA again
In these two games
He played a total of 11 minutes
Didn't hit a shot and scored three points on free throws
Plus 4 assists and 1 steal
Mudiel was drafted in the 2015 draft
Selected with the 7th pick
Cuminga, who was also selected with the 7th pick this year
It was his cousin
Because the current rookie contract starting salary is high
Cumminga was able to bring his family to live in the United States
The family lived a stable and happy life
But Mudiel wasn't so lucky
Mudiel was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
At the age of five, he was in turmoil because of the war
Fled to the United States with his mother
He has shown outstanding basketball talent since he was a child
In his freshman year of high school, he led the team to the state championship
In his sophomore year of high school, he led the team to successfully defend his title
He was named high school student of the year by ESPN
It also made him famous in one fell swoop
Summer 2014
Mudiel, who is about to graduate from high school, can be said to be famous throughout the United States
He was 18 years old
At the Nike Basketball Summit
Cut 20 points, 3 assists and 3 steals
He was then
At one point, he was considered the best high school student in that class
Major draft websites also listed him as the top pick of the 2015 class
But it is a livelihood obstacle
Mudiel didn't choose to be like the rest of the basketball students at the time
Ascend to the NCAA as usual
Mudiel, whose family was not well off since childhood
After graduating from high school, he chose to enter the professional league earlier
The CBA's Guangdong team offered him a copy
$1.2 million a year contract
For a poor teenager who is only 18 years old
That's really not a small number
So Mudiel chose to skip the university and go overseas
He also became after Jennings
Subject to NBA age restrictions
Another high school student who went straight into other professional leagues
Facts proved
The money did solve their family's financial difficulties
Let him and his mother live a good life
But on the other hand
This, or many, hindered his growth:
Even in the CBA
His numbers are not outstanding
There have even been injuries in the already short season
This caused his market to fall
The crowd also began to worry about his future
On the night of the draft
Mudiel showed off the five-star flag sewn inside his suit
At least in China
He got that sense of belonging
Mudiel debuted as an all-rounder
High hopes are pinned on
It is possible to become the next Man of Westbrook
But look now
Career shooting percentage is just 40.1 percent, three-point shooting 32.3 percent.
2.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists
It's true that anything can be done
But nothing is good
The Nuggets really wanted to cultivate Mudiel
To this end, they sent away Avraro and Lawson
Only, the whole rookie season
Mudiel averaged 30.4 minutes of playing time per game
Second only to Downs, who is a champion
But he averaged just 12.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game
Not only did he shoot only 36.4 percent from the field.
The number of turnovers also reached 3.2
In 2016, the Nuggets picked seventh in the first round
Jamal Murray was selected
Gradually
The team with Mr. Murray and Mr. Covenant as the core gradually became clear
So, in the middle of the season of 18 years
The Nuggets sent Mudiel away
Then in the Knicks
Mudiel played his best season of his career
But he was not in the team's plan
He faded out of view again
Last year, for a living
He even went to the Lithuanian league to play
Supposedly, with Mudiel's ability
It's no problem to make a substitute
He was only 25 years old
His fate probably shouldn't have been
But what can you complain about?
Once his dream was to climb the clouds
Now it's just to make a living and help families
In any case, I wish you all the best
"Chinese Boy"